Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-24
HERR MOST ON TRIAL.

The Detectives Describe His Fiery
and Sedttious Language AT the An
archist Meeting.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-In the court of gen.
eral sessions to-day jury was selected to
try Herr Most and the trial began.
Assistant District Attorney Nicoll opened
the case for the people. He defined Anarchy
to be state of society in which there is no
law or order, and no contracts, commercial
or matrimonial, are recognized. Lawyer
Howe objected to this reference to Anarchy
in the opening on the ground that such evil
dence would not be permissible, but Judge
Cowing allowed it. The language that the
prosecution would endeavor to prove Most as
having used is this: "Every person concern
ed in that tragedy (the hanging of the Chica-
go Anarchists) from the beginning to the end
is marked for destruction. The revolution
is at hand. "a voice here cried Why not
to-night?O Again, I say, arm yourselves for
the revolution. Our arm is the bomb
stronger than the Calling gun or other
weapons. It kills fifty at once. Grinnell
shall be the first, then comes Gary, the
judges of the Supreme court of Illinois, and
the judges of the United States Supreme
court. And let not Oglesby think he will es-
Louis Roth, detective, was the first wit
ness. He testified that he went to Kramers
Hall on East Seventh street on the night
Most made his speech. 1t was the night
after the day on which the Anarchists were
hung. He entered the hall at the rear and
conversed with the men assembled there.
When Most entered he was greeted with
'Here comes our leader" When Most be-
gan to speak he addressed his hearers as
''Slaves." He asserted that Lingg was too
great a man to commit suicide, and that he
had been murdered He said that all those
who had been connected with the carrying
out of the sentence (naming them) should be
attended to. "If knew who had strangled
our brother" exclaimed Most, according to
the witness, 'f would never rest until had
strangled him." John J. SAKE, another de-
tective, corroborated Roth in full and swore
that he heard Most use the words of ven
geance against Grinnell, Gary, Oglesby and
the courts. A recess was then taken.
After recess Mr.. Howe began the cross
examination of SAKE. An effort was made
to show that the witness had given different
testimony before the grand jury. His account
of the meeting given then was not SO full as
at the trial and he admitted having made
mistake before the grand jury in saying that
Most began his speech with the words "fel-
low slaves" The words used by Most were
"bruder Anarchists" He thought Most had
used the English plural to Anarchists and
not the German. He did not know what
'fel1ow slaves" meant in German. Simon S.
Dreyfoos, reporter, was next called and on
motion of Mr.. Howe all the other witnesses
were told to Withdraw while his testimony
was taken. About seventy-fve went out.
Dreyfoos corroborated the other witnesses
substantially. The man who jumped up at
the meeting saying ''Why not to-day! We're
ready" had sat next to him. Most concluded
his speech by sayingi'I am anAnarchist. Rise
anarchy. Long may it ivel" Witness
thought it time to get out then and he left
He did not take notes because he did not
want to be carried out dead. The witness
was severely cross examined by Mr.. Howe.
Joseph G. Bruner, detective, was called
to testify concerning book of Most's de-
seribed as manual of Revolutionary War
fare" to show what Most meant by ''the
Anarchists weapon" The book could not
be in evidence and the witness was excused.
Mr.. Nicoll here rested. The court ad-
journed until Friday. Most was placed in
the custody of his counsel.